Jakarta – A report book recording the commitment and achievements of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in speeding up regional advancement in the provinces of Papua and West Papua was released by the Presidential Office (KSP) on Wednesday.
The report book themed ‘Powerful Indonesia, Growing Indonesia’, which tape-records the federal government’s achievements in 2021, marks 2 years of the Jokowi-Ma’ ruf Amin administration.
The book specifies that the successful assembling of the 20 th National Games has provided Papua a brand-new face and removed the preconception of backwardness on the land of the Cenderawasih (bird-of-paradise).
It further explains the convening of the PON and the 26 th National Para Games (Peparnas) as a “brand-new resurrection of eastern Indonesia”.
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Papua has actually recently attracted the media spotlight as the host of this year’s PON National Games and National Para Games (Peparnas).
The PON took place in Jayapura city and the districts of Jayapura, Mimika, and Merauke from October 2 to October 15 this year, while Peparnas will be held from November 2 to November 15.
A minimum of 6,400 professional athletes and 3,500 officials from 34 provinces across Indonesia took part in Papua’s PON National Games, which featured 37 events.
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Meanwhile, 1,935 professional athletes and 740 officials will take part in the National Para Games in Jayapura city and Jayapura district. The games will feature 12 events.
According to the report book, Papua has opened the eyes of Indonesians to its cultural richness, sportsmanship, and empowerment of human resources.
Papua has likewise highlighted the importance of a serene and thriving life, the book states and emphasizes the significance of human capital advancement for Papua’s better future.
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The main federal government is aware that the secret to Papua’s future remains in the hands of its healthy and clever young generation, according to the book. Their education needs to be ensured, it includes.
The report book exposes that the Jokowi-Ma’ ruf Amin administration has actually protected the implementation of accelerated regional development in Papua through Presidential Guideline No. 9/2020
The federal government’s dedication to speeding up regional development in the provinces of Papua and West Papua is likewise mandated by Law No. 2 of 2021 on the 2nd Change of Papua Unique Autonomy, it specifies.
The expense amending the Papua Unique Autonomy Law No. 21 of 2001 that Indonesia’s Legislature (DPR) enacted during a plenary session on July 15, 2021 affirms unique conditions for Papua’s advancement, it adds.
ANTARA has actually reported earlier that the costs accommodates 18 modified chapters and 2 brand-new chapters.
It accommodates the need to manage the advantages of indigenous Papuans in the political, education, health, labor, and financial sectors, along with assistance for customary neighborhoods.
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It provides more space for native Papuans to get involved in politics and in organizations, such as the Papuan Individuals’s Assembly (MRP) and Papua legislative councils (DPRK) in districts and cities.
The bill reserves at least 250 seats for native Papuans at the district- and city-level Papua legislative councils (DPRK) and 30 percent of DPRK seats for native Papuan females.
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